International School Franchise

Opening the right school in the right market is one of the hardest things to get right in education. You need curriculum, operational systems, a credible brand and the ability to recruit and hold good staff, all at once, before enrolment income arrives to pay for it.

What some investors call a franchise, GSE delivers as a full development and management partnership. It is the same service, the same team and the same standard whether you build one school or ten. We advise on feasibility and development, then run the school with you under a long-term agreement.

What the partnership includes

Curriculum

A complete curriculum framework from early years through to high school, built to recognised benchmarks across literacy, numeracy and the core subjects. It comes with lesson planning, annual updates, and specialist support for early years, primary, secondary and virtual delivery.

Operations and management

The operating backbone of a school: policy and procedures, staff handbooks, emergency and management manuals, integrated school-management software, and procurement guidance.

Brand, marketing and digital

Identity and positioning for the school, facility and classroom design specifications, a full website and digital setup, and pre-opening marketing support.

Training and support

On-site teacher and leadership training, recruitment support, and ongoing guidance from GSE’s academic directors, with architecture and design review through our partner network.

Where we work

GSE’s work spans Asia-Pacific, the GCC, Africa, the Americas and the UK, adapted to each market and its regulator rather than stamped from a template. Our curriculum expertise draws on the UK, US, IB, Australian, Reggio Emilia and Montessori traditions, across early years, primary, secondary and virtual delivery. If your market is not an obvious one, it is still worth a conversation.

We also run specialist models for early years, primary and secondary and virtual schools.